B’nai Brith Plans $40,000 Wider Scope Campaign

A $40,000 wider scope campaign the forthcoming year was announced here by the B’nai Brith District Grand Lodge No. 6 at its annual convention.

Spokesmen for every delegation pledged to contribute to the quota which will be used for the work of the Hillel Foundation, the Anti-Defamation League and the Aleph Zadek Aleph.

The pledges were received from eight states and three provinces of the district after Henry Monsky of the Omaha National Executive Committee warned that the three organizations will have to shut down if the goal is not reached.

“We face stark bankruptcy this year,” he said, “and we do not know whether we will be able to carry on the Hillel Foundation or the A.Z.A. or the Anti-Defamation League if we do not raise this money,” Mr. Monsky said.

A strong attack on race prejudice in this country and other countries of the world was delivered by Sigmund Livingston of Chicago, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League at the annual banquet of the district last night.

He urged that the B’nai Brith “appeal to the powers of the civilized world in the name of humanity to take the necessary measures to guarantee the rights of all minority groups in every country swayed by passion and hatred.”

Governor LaFollette welcomed the convention at the banquet session and cited the leading positions held by the Jews and the contributions of the Jews to public welfare.

Four hundred delegates and visitors from eight states and three Canadian provinces attended the convention which is the sixty-fourth in the history of the Grand Lodge.

Methods of promoting good will between Jews and Christians were discussed at a meeting of the General Committee.

An appeal to members to support the humanitarian work of the Order despite a curtailment in finances was issued by Otto G. Felton, secretary, in his annual report.